Reducing the cost of compliance for the semiconductor industry: a look at the EU´s Machinery Safety Directive and SEMI S2-93A requirements

Author

Green, Martin ; Weatherilt, Ian

Author_Institution

Technol. Int., Shrivenham, UK

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

24-28 Aug 1998

Firstpage

441

Abstract

With the proliferation of new FABs in the European Union (EU) and the requirements for certification of many products in accordance with the requirements of the EMC and safety directives, there has been considerable discussion of the requirements for, and costs of, meeting these marking directives. There are a number of issues which must be addressed by all manufacturers: why is it so expensive? Why does it cost so much to maintain compliance? Why can´t we have the same requirements in the US, Japan and the EU? What can be done to change this? The authors discuss these issues

Keywords

economics; electromagnetic compatibility; electronics industry; legislation; EMC Directive; EU Machinery Safety Directive; European Union; SEMI S2-93A requirements; certification; compliance cost reduction; semiconductor industry; Certification; Costs; Electronics industry; Health and safety; IEC standards; Machinery; Manufacturing; Product safety; Safety devices; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1998. 1998 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5015-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.1998.750133

Filename

750133